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Very interesting tour of the museum lots of memrobelia on show taking you through the history of the fire service, shame it's moving from its current location, but looking forward to visiting it once it's relocated.

The future of the museum is uncertain but whilst it remains on the original Metropolitan/London fire brigade site it is a must for those interested about the London fire brigade or even just if you are curious. The setting is ideal, using both the original fire station fire engine house and the mansion of the first Chief Officer as the...
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I took my 3 kids age 3, 5 and 7. We went on a family day so it is self guided - no tour. The kids had a booklet to complete which was excellent and gave them things to look for in every room. My 7 year old wanted to complete it all. My 5 year old wanted to draw...
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For the fire brigade museum, you get a guided tour around museum which takes about an hour the tour guide was quite helpful and able to answer all questions, least all those I could think of and does bring the exhibits to life. Uou end up near the fire engine by which you can spend as much time as you...
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My wife and I visited the museum because my grandfather had been an LCC fireman in the second world war and had died whilst on duty during the blitz in late 1940. My mother and her sisters had lived at this Fire Station in the 20s and we wanted to get a feel for their lives particularly during remembrance week....
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This is off the usual tourist track but with a serving fire fighter in the family we had heard about it and booked a tour. The tour guide was excellent and really knowlegable about the fire service and it's history. With 2 fire fighters in the group (one from Germany and one from Scotland), there were lots of questions which...
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This is a hidden treasure that should be added to everyone's must do list on a visit to London. The museum is housed in a building steeped in Fire Brigade history, a gem in itself. Having walked through two centuries of fire engines in the apparatus bay, we were taken into the Commissioners House to see history unfold from the...
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My Father joined the Middlesex Fire Brigade in the 50's and then, upon the '65 amalgamation, stayed on in the London Fire Brigade until the mid 80's but had never visited Winchester House to the see the Museum.
We arrived in London an hour earlier than our allotted time so popped into the local pub before venturing into the Museum....
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Guided tour of The London Fire Brigade Museum was a pleasant surprise, after a tour of an apparatus bay with the evolution of fire pumps, we were given an escorted tour of the Commissioners house with each room representing a different time frame of the history of the London Fire Brigade. Our guide was well informed, answered all questions politely....
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Pimlico

Time spent in Pimlico is a slower-paced affair than most other Central London neighbourhoods. This largely residential area orderly arranged beside the Thames, is a treasure trove of quaint pubs, subtle architectural charms and local boutiques. Here, art lovers thrill at the chance to visit the world class Tate Britain gallery for its collection of British art from the 1500s to the present. For peace and quiet and some downtime spent along the Thames, Pimlico is highly recommended.

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